Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Attorney General v. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School

March 11, 2026

Summary

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that Commonwealth charter schools, including Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, are agencies subject to the public records law because they are authorities established by the general court to serve a public purpose. The Court affirmed the Superior Court’s judgment on the pleadings granting the Attorney General’s request for a declaration that the school must comply with public records requests.